Voyager avec un animal — Chine (2026)

Points clés

• Governing instrument: GACC Announcement [2019] No
• 5, in force since 1 May 2019
• QUARANTINE IS THE DEFAULT, and exemption must be earned: "Pets brought into China shall be quarantined for 30 days in the area designated for isolation by customs (including the withholding period)." This row records quarantine as NOT required because the plan puts the traveller on the exemption pathway
• Shanghai Customs states when it is NOT earned: "Pets without chips
• Pets without rabies antibody test reports issued by a laboratory trusted by China Customs from non-designated countries or regions." DESIGNATED ORIGINS SKIP THE BLOOD TEST. "Designated countries or regions： New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii (USA), Guam (USA), Jamaica, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong (China) and Macau (China)." A pet from one of those needs only a valid chip and to pass on-site quarantine
• Note Hawaii and Guam are designated but the continental United States is NOT, and French Polynesia is designated but France is NOT — so most European and US travellers DO need the rabies antibody test (above 0.5 IU/ml, from a laboratory China Customs trusts)
• PRE-DEPARTURE INSPECTION: "Note: Pets must undergo an animal health clinical inspection conducted by the official agencies of the departing country or region within 14 days prior to their arrival in China." ⚠ BREEDS AND SIZE ARE A CITY-LEVEL MATTER, NOT AN IMPORT ONE
• China's national import rules impose no breed restriction, so a dog that may lawfully ENTER China may still not be lawfully KEPT where you are moving, and the rules differ sharply between cities and change without much notice
• Beijing restricts by HEIGHT, not just by breed: "II
• Ferocious dogs and adult dogs with a height of more than 35 cm are prohibited in the key management zones." — which catches many ordinary family dogs (a Labrador or a Golden Retriever is well over 35 cm) even though they appear on no banned-breed list; only "small-sized toy dogs (35 cm or shorter in height)" are allowed in those zones, and "III
• Guide dogs raised to assist blind people or provide assistance to severely disabled people in the key management zones shall not be included in the restriction list of dogs, regardless of height." Shenzhen instead runs a breed list that is actively growing: "Shenzhen has expanded its list of dog breeds banned as pets to a total of 38, with 14 new additions announced in the latest version of a government gazette released Wednesday." and "According to Shenzhen's pet management regulations, certain urban areas, including residential, commercial and industrial zones, are off limits to these banned breeds." Shanghai operates its own banned-breed list with no height limit
• Because our structured breed field cannot express a height rule, we deliberately leave it unanswered rather than tell you "no action needed" — CHECK THE RULES OF YOUR DESTINATION CITY AND DISTRICT before you book, and note dogs must be registered with the local police within one month of arrival
• STILL UNSOURCED: the trusted-laboratory list and the ports list are published separately — "The lists of designated countries or regions, GACC-designated rabies antibody test results laboratories, and ports with isolation and quarantine facilities are subject to announcements from GACC."